
Birthplace of Pacemaker & In-ear hearing aid
#1 in U.S.
- FDA clearances & PMAs
- Concentration of med-tech workers
- Talent retention of top 25 U.S. markets
- State for business
#2 in nation
- Innovation
- Medical technology patents
Leading INNOVATOR in
- Cardiac
- Urology
- Neurology
- Orthopedic
- Spine
- Audiology
- Combination Devices
Home to 700+ medical device companies (HQs or major operations)
$60 MILLION in grants
- National Institutes of Health to Minnesota
- Partnership for Biotechnology & Medical Genomics
Speeding medical innovations
6.5 months FASTER* at FDA PMAs *than the U.S. average
Source: www.lifesciencealley.org; www.greatermsp.org; www.mn.gov/deed

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